Promoters of world power and green technologies have offered local government units compromising the Metro Dumaguete area an alternative source of power to address shortages, rotating brownouts, and the increasing volume of solid wastes.

The project proposal of Biosphere Technology of True Green energy Group Corp. was discussed at a joint executive and legislative session of the Metro Dumaguete group composed of the city of Dumaguete, Dauin, Bacong, Valencia, Sibulan, San Jose and Amlan.

Present were mayors Agustin Perdices- Dumaguete, Rodrigo Alanano- Dauin, and Bentham de la Cruz- Amlan, as well as the Sanggunian Bayans from Dauin to Amlan represented by their respective presiding officers, and the host city council of Dumaguete headed by Vice Mayor Woodrow Maquiling.

TGEG legal counsel Jose Samonte said the biosphere facility will convert the solid wastes into electricity and other by-products, and concerned LGUs will share in the profits that include tripping fees and proceeds of electricity arising from rate sales.

All the financing requirements of about $13.5 million will be shouldered by the TGEG, provided the city government will provide an adequate project site, supply of a minimum of 172 tons of solid wastes per day, right-of-way, and assistance in securing government consents, he added.

The 172 tons of solid wastes daily is expected to generate seven to 10 megawatts of power every hour and will [ractically eliminate solid wastes, reduce landill volume by 93 percent, recover brown field and landfill sites for development, apart from the various job openings and opportunities, Samonte said.

He assured the LGU-grouping that the company will not bring in people for the construction and operation of the facility, as the city has an abundance source of manpower. The project proposal is for 25 years and is extendable by another 25 years.

Perdices enjoined the neighboring localities to grab the opportunity, which is one way of addressing solid wastes problem and to comply with the mandate of the law. He added that sanitary landfills will no longer be needed with this facility. Instead of waste segregation to reduce garbage, time will come that interested LGUs will be encouraging constituents to produce more garbage, if only to comply with the minimum garbage requirement, Perdices said.

The signing of a joint venture agreement between the LGUs and TGEG was, however, held in abeyance for the parties to make a thorough study. At the joint session, Perdices presented the waste water treatment facility in Brgy. Camanjac, that will be operational next month.

He said everybody should not only be concerned with the solids, buy also the liquids, adding that the Metro Dumaguete area might also find the project proposal useful.